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LITTLE FOLKS 

from 

ETIQUETTE TOWN 

By 

Laura Rountree Smith 

and 

Caroline Silver June 

Illustrated by 

Mildred Lyon 

and 

Marguerite M. Jones 



"A JUST RIGHT BOOK” 
PUBLISHED BY 

ALBERT WHITMAN GOMPANY 
CHICAGO 




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OTHER 

TITLES UNIFORM 
WITH THIS BOOK 

Mother Brown Earth’s Children 
By Edna Groff Deihl 
Fanciful Tales 
By Clara J. Denton 
Robin Red Breast’s Home 
By Clara J. Denton 
Drawing the Easy Way 
By Cobb X. Shinn 


Copyright, 1922, 1924 
Copyright, 1927 

By ALBERT WHITMAN & COMPANY 
Chicago, U. S. A. 

Made in the U. S. A. 

©Cl A1 0 68052 

FEB 1*7 






TO THE LITTLE LADIES 
AND LITTLE MEN 

The Manikin of Manners Town, 

Some day will be of great renown, 
He’ll teach you how to be at ease, 

And many other things like these. 
He’ll gladly show you at the table, 
To have good manners all are able, 
Now if these tales you will recite, 
You’ll also learn to be polite, 

It is quite as easy to smile as frown. 
When you visit Good Manners Town, 
Wherever you are, whatever your age. 
Come, open this book and read a page. 




BOOK ONE 


PAGE 

Table Manners.11 

A Surprise Party. 27 

The Children at School.44 

The Manners Children at Home .... 62 

Street Manners in Manners Town .... 77 

. Off and Away. 92 






CONTENTS BOOK TWO 


Betsy and Bobby. 

Miss Welcome. 

Visiting The Public Library 

Jolly Riding.. 

Courtesy at School. 

The Good Table. 

The Little Writers. 

The “Remember” Booklets 


9 

21 

38 

52 

65 

76 

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HAPPY MANIKIN 

IN 

MANNERS TOWN 


TABLE MANNERS 

Mother Manners lived in a funny old- 
fashioned house in Manners Town. 
She wore an old-fashioned dress and 
sun-bonnet and kept an old-fashioned 
Maid. 

Her children had queer names like these, 
Excuse Me, Thank You and If You Please, 
Beg Pardon, too, is her other child, 

With pleasant voice and manners mild. 



12 HAPPY MANIKIN IN MANNERS TOWN 


One evening she was sitting by the 
fire knitting when a wooden rap was 
heard on the door and a little man en¬ 
tered saying in a heavy voice, 

“I’m a Manikin from Manners Town, 

Do you like my hat, do you like my gown?” 

Mother Manners rose from her chair 
and offered to shake hands with the 
stranger and all the little Manners 
children did the same. 

Mother Manners then introduced 
her children, saying, 

“Excuse Me, is a pleasant child, 

She is polite, with manners mild, 

Her voice is low, and this I know, 

She’s welcomed everywhere she’ll go.” 

Little Excuse Me, rose and made a 
low bow. 




TABLE MANNERS 


13 


The Happy Manikin danced round 
holding his cap in his hand, and then 
Mother Manners continued, 

“Thank You is polite you see, 

He’s just as good as he can be, 

And it is true, whate’er you do, 

A message he will bring to you.” 

The Happy Manikin said, 

“I really like him more and more, 

For I have met this child before.” 

Then the other children, If You 
Please, and Beg Pardon, stepped for¬ 
ward and said in one voice, placing a 
chair for the visitor, 

“We try to be good, we seldom tease, 

Come take this rocker, If You Please!” 

Little Beg Pardon stood ready to 
take the visitor’s coat saying, 




14 HAPPY MANIKIN IN MANNERS TOWN 


“Beg Pardon says, ‘Give me your coat and hat, 

I was very slow to think of that!’ ” 

The Happy Manikin gave up his coat 
and hat gladly and sat rocking to and 
fro, to and fro. He then decided to ex¬ 
plain his errand, 

He said, 

“The reason I have made this call, 

SOME CHILDREN HAVE NO MAN¬ 
NERS AT ALL! 

They interrupt when you are talking, 

And do not speak when they meet you walking. 
Little I Won’t and Little Don’t Care, 

Just seem to .follow me everywhere, 

It should be as easy to be polite, 

As to learn to figure, and read and write.” 

Mother Manners laid her knitting 
aside and said, 





TABLE MANNERS 15 


“As you go walking up and down, 

Why don t you invite them to Manners Town? 
We’ll teach them through fairy tale and fable, 
And give them a feast at a well-set table.” 



The Invitations Were Written 


To this the Merry Manikin replied, 

“The invitations let us write, 

And every boy and girl invite.” 


Mother Manners got pen, ink and 
paper, and wrote invitations, 





























16 HAPPY MANIKIN IN MANNERS TOWN 


“Mother Manners invites you to her 
home in Manners Town, March 21st, 
at 6 o’clock.” 


R. S. V. P. 

The letters at the end of the invita¬ 
tion meant “Reply if you please.” 

The Happy Manikin said, 

“Here’s a good laugh so hearty, 

I’ll drop invitations to your party.” 

“May we go too?”asked all the chil¬ 
dren. 

Mother Manners said they might all 
go to the Post Office to drop the invita¬ 
tions if they would hurry back home 
and help her. 

Little Excuse Me, was in such a hurry 
to get started that she crowded as she 





TABLE MANNERS 


17 


went out the door and repeated her 
name over and over and Little Beg Par¬ 
don, did the same. 

If You Please begged to carry the 
largest package of invitations, and 
Little Thank You, thanked Mother for 
holding the door open for her to pass 
out. 

All the children stopped at the door, 
turned round and called, “Good bye, 
Mother, good bye.” 

Mother Manners said to the Happy 
Manikin, 


“We hope you’ll call again, my dear, 

For you are very welcome here.” 

and the Happy Manikin though he had 
but a small heart replied, 





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TABLE MANNERS 


19 


Thank you, Mother Manners, for what you say, 
Indeed I’ll call again some day.” 

Mother Manners put leaves in her 
table to make it longer, and put on her 
best snowy-white table cloth and she 
stirred up good things in pots, pans 
and kettles. 

She said to herself, “Dear me, to 
think some children interrupt. Dear 
me, to think some children do not 
speak when spoken to. Dear me, to 
think some children have no table 
manners at all!” 

She sang one verse over and over, 

“I’ll give them a good time if I am able, 

And teach them manners at the table.” 

By and by the four Manners children 
came home. 





20 HAPPY MANIKIN IN MANNERS TOWN 


There had been a light snowfall, and 
they stopped to brush the snow off 
their overshoes. 

They soon got warm and dry by the 
fire. 

As the days passed Mother Manners 
did not know how many children to 
expect for she had invited children all 
over the wide, wide world, and not one 
had sent a reply. 

The Happy Manikin came in one 
day and shook his head saying, 

“WE’LL SPREAD THE NEWS O’ER ALL 
CREATION, 

YOU SHOULD REPLY TO AN INVITA¬ 
TION.” 

At last the day set for the party ar¬ 
rived. 




table manners 


21 


Ill came the children through every door, 

One dozen, two dozen, six dozen, and more! 

There were so many of them they 
had to take turns sitting down at the 
feast. 

Mother Manners and the Happy 
Manikin sat at the head and foot of the 
table, and the Manners children passed 
the refreshments around. 

Mother Manners remarked, 

“Though you think this is a treat, 

Please don’t make noises when you eat!” 

Then, it got so still you could have 
heard a pin drop! 

One little boy began to eat with his 
hands instead of his fork, and one lit¬ 
tle boy forgot to open his napkin, and 





22 HAPPY MANIKIN IN MANNERS TOWN 



“Do Not Make Noises When You Eat” 


one little girl rapped on her glass with 
her knife, and one child cried, “More, 
more, give me some more.” 

Mother Manners saw something 
must be done at once, so she said, 

“Happy Manikin wish the food away, 

These children may come another day.” 














TABLE MANNERS 


23 


Now the Happy Manikin knew all 
kinds of magic so he wished the food 
away and the children sat spell-bound 
at the table. 



Mother Manners said, 

“Open your napkin at the table, 

To learn this much you’re surely able.” 













24 HAPPY MANIKIN IN MANNERS TOWN 


Each child opened a snowy white 
napkin to spread in his lap. Then 
when the refreshments were passed 
again, Mother Manners said, 

“Help yourself with a portion small, 

Now please don’t try to take it ALL!” 

This time there was no real food on 
the dishes passed, but the children pre¬ 
tended to help themselves, and Mother 
Manners said, 

“This thing too you can observe, 

Don’t eat ’till every one we serve.” 

By and by the children put their 
forks on their plates and pretended to 
eat. 

Mother Manners remarked, 


‘To look well-mannered in your place, 
Use your napkin, wipe your face.” 





TABLE MANNERS 


25 


Each child used his napkin and 
Mother Manners said, 

“At no time you know we should 
Talk when the mouth is full of food ! 9 

Then she went on, 

“This thing too I’m sure you’re able, 

To keep your elbows off the table, 

Then when you’re through the proper thing 
Is to place your napkin in its ring.” 

Each guest folded his napkin and 
put it in the ring, then they began all 
over again, and had a real feast and 
practiced all the manners they had 
learned. 




26 HAPPY MANIKIN IN MANNERS TOWN 


I heard that each child learned that day, 

Some table manners to take away, 

Some learned one thing—some learned two, 
And these things you can also do, 

To Manners Town if you travel with care, 
Mother Manners will meet you there, 

Click, click, go the Manikin’s little shoes, 

He travels far to spread the news, 

That every little child is able 
TO HAVE GOOD MANNERS AT THE 
TABLE. 








A Row of Happy Children 


A SURPRISE PARTY 


Next day, said Mother Manners’ Maid, 
“They didn’t learn much I am afraid.” 

Mother Manners said, “What are you 
talking about?” 

The Maid replied, 

“The children who came with appetite hearty, 
And enjoyed good things at your party.” 


28 HAPPY MANIKIN IN MANNERS TOWN 


Mother Manners remarked, 

“Children now, let me explain, 

Must be told, and told again.” 

Just then “rap, a, tap,” was heard on 
the door, and the Happy Manikin came 
in dancing and singing, 

“A surprise party in the woods, 

Would do everybody good.” 

The twins, Excuse Me and Beg Par¬ 
don, crowded around him and If You 
Please, said, 

“I never really mean to tease, 

But may I go with you, If You Please!” 

The Happy Manikin replied, 

“The more, the merrier we’ll be, 

I hope you all can go with me.” 




A SURPRISE PARTY 


29 


Little Thank You went to get the 
children’s sun-bonnets, and she said, 

“Some thoughtful things I do for you, 

As any child now ought to do.” 

He saw too that the door was locked 
after they came out, and found a place 
to hang up the key. 

The Happy Manikin led the way to 
his own little wooden house in the 
woods. 

There were four and twenty wooden 
chairs and a wooden table, set with 
wooden dishes waiting for them! 

Just when they were wondering 
when the party would begin, in 
trooped many children and the Happy 
Manikin said, 

“I hope you brought your manners within, 
For then the party will soon begin.” 




30 HAPPY MANIKIN IN MANNERS TOWN 


The children sat down in wooden 
chairs and said, 

“We are hungry as can be, 

Is the party ready for you and me?” 

The Happy Manikin replied, 


“Ask each little wooden chair, 

Do the children sit straight there?” 


The children straightened up at 
once and said again. 


“We are hungry as can be, 

Is the party ready for you and me?” 

To their surprise this time, the chairs 
said, 

“Do you put your knife in your mouth to-day, 
Or point with it in a careless way?” 





Four and Twenty Children Marched In 














































































































































































32 HAPPY MANIKIN IN MANNERS TOWN 



Do You Do Any of These Things? 


Sure enough, one little boy had his 
knife in his mouth, and one little boy 
was pointing with his knife and fork. 
One of the knives spoke up and said, 

“Who can tell when the meal is done, 

Where to put the knife and fork? Can any 
one?” 


Now, not a single child outside the 









A SURPRISE PARTY 


33 


Manners Family knew that the knife 
and fork were to be placed side by side 
on the plate when the meal was done. 

The Happy Manikin next recited a 
verse that every child learned by heart, 


“It is never polite, though you are able, 

To REACH for things across the table.” 

The children were hoping the real 
party would begin and the Happy 
Manikin did go so far as to fill every 
child’s cup with cocoa, and the chil¬ 
dren stirred their cocoa with a noise, 
and left their spoons in their cups, and 
one little girl caught her spoon on her 
sleeve, and over went her cup, cocoa 
and all! As it spilled over the nice clean 
table cloth, the spoons said in their sil¬ 
very voices, 




34 HAPPY MANIKIN IN MANNERS TOWN 



She Left Her Spoon in Her Cup 


“It’s true you can learn things like these, 
Keep the spoon out of the cup now please.” 

As soon as the children were really 
served, a voice sang out, 

“I’m very sorry to have to relate, 

Children play with food on the plate.” 

Several of the children blushed rosy 
red and Excuse Me, and Beg Pardon, 





A SURPRISE PARTY 


35 


were very busy helping the children to 
be polite. 

A little silver platter took on a voice 
and said, 

“If I had one and twenty wishes, 

I’d beg you not to scrape your dishes.” 

Several children who had been rub¬ 
bing their bread around on their plates 
to get up every bit of jam there, looked 
ashamed and said they would never do 
that again! 

The butter-knife then piped up and said, 

“Please don’t butter a whole slice of bread.” 

The children broke their slices of 
bread in two and buttered each piece 
neatly. 


But one little boy was very rude, 
He began to complain of his food! 




36 HAPPY MANIKIN IN MANNERS TOWN 


The Happy Manikin said severely, 

“Just eat whatever you are able, 

And never complain of food at the table.” 



A Comical Little Mirror Danced About 


A comical little mirror hopped about 
and stood before each child’s plate long 
enough for him to see his face, singing 
all the time, 





A SURPRISE PARTY 


37 


“When at the table you take your place, 

Be sure you have clean hands and face.” 

Some of the children had come to the 
party in such a hurry they had not 
thought to wash their faces, and some 
of the children did not have clean 
hands, but the Merry Manikin said, 

“To sit here and enjoy my party, 

I now give invitation hearty.” 

Down on the table sailed the most 
delightful food in the most mysterious 
kind of way, and the children enjoyed 
everything. 

After the feast was over they said, 

“We are very glad we came, 

Can’t we play a Manner’s game?” 

Mother Manners said, “I will teach 
you a game my grandmother taught 




38 HAPPY MANIKIN IN MANNERS TOWN 


me. She made the children sit in a cir¬ 
cle and taking a cane rapped with it 
three times on the floor, crossing one 
foot over the other, she said, 


“Say ‘If You Please’ before you take it 
‘Thank You’ then, and don’t mistake it, 
You can do little, this I know, 

But rap with the cane before you go.” 


She rapped with the cane three times 
on the floor and crossed one foot over 
the other. Now not a single child saw 
her cross her feet, so not a single child 
knew how to play the game correctly. 

A child said, holding out his right 
hand, “Let me have the cane, If You 
Please,” then said “Thank You,” 
rapped with it three times on the floor, 
but did not cross his feet, so he had to 




A SURPRISE PARTY 


39 


give the cane back to Mother Manners. 
If he had also crossed his feet, he could 
have passed the cane on to another 
child and so on. By and by the chil¬ 
dren saw they must cross their feet too, 
but some children forgot to say “If You 
Please,” and were clapped out of the 
game, and some children forgot to say 
“Thank You,” and some children 
rapped only twice on the floor, and so 
they made many mistakes, but they 
had a merry time, and said it was a jolly 
game to play. 

By and by all the guests left except 
the Manners Family, and one little boy 
on leaving ran up to the Happy Mani¬ 
kin and said, 

“I had so much fun I’ll try 
To thank you as I say good-bye.” 




40 HAPPY MANIKIN IN MANNERS TOWN 


The Happy Manikin said to himself, 

“I am almost moved to tears, 

To think children learn in 100 years, 

I don’t know whether to laugh or cry, 

To think one boy remembered to say goodbye!” 

All this time the dishes stood on the 
table for the Happy Manikin kept no 
Maid to help him with house work. 

If You Please asked to clear the table, 

He said, “lam little but plenty able,” 

Beg Pardon on the sofa sat, 

And said, “I never thought of that.” 

Excuse Me said, “If I had wishes 
I’d be the one to wash your dishes.” 

Thank You said, “I’ll dry them neatly, 

So work will all be done completely!” 

It was very polite for the Manners 
children to think of helping the Happy 
Manikin and, 




A SURPRISE PARTY 


41 


“Many hands make light work,” 

The Manners children never shirk. 


As the other children ran homeward 
they said, 


“We’d like to have a feast every day, 

And with the Happy Manikin play.” 

They learned so many things that 
day that their own fathers and mothers 
said, 


“You’re so polite we understand, 

You made a trip to Manners Land!” 

When the Manners children were 
ready to go home they all shook hands 
with the Happy Manikin and told him 




42 HAPPY MANIKIN IN MANNERS TOWN 


what a good time they had had, and 
one of them said, 


“In Manners Town what shall we do, 
Tomorrow comes very soon, ’tis true.” 


The Happy Manikin said, 

“I will give you each fair warning, 

We are going to school to-morrow morning.” 

The Manners children went home 
happily singing, 


“Manners in school, manners in school, 
Will be useful as a rule, 

We’re very happy you understand, 

To have a party in Manner’s Land, 

We will remember all we’re able, 

And practice manners at the table.” 




A SURPRISE PARTY 


4. 


The Happy Manikin heard the chil 
dren singing, and joined the song him¬ 
self, 

“The Manikin sings in his heavy voice, 

Some children make my heart rejoice.” 

Mother Manners stood smiling and. 


Mother Manners was so polite, 

She bowed as she wished him a good night. 





THE CHILDREN AT SCHOOL 


Said the Happy Manikin as a rule, 

“We find good manners in every school, 
But to-day may be your turn 
Some very useful things to learn!” 


One day Mother Manners said to her 
children, “Hurry up you must not be 
late to school.” 

Excuse Me and Beg Pardon were in 
such a hurry they trod on each other’s 
feet and kept repeating their names 
over and over. 



Hurrying to School 












46 HAPPY MANIKIN IN MANNERS TOWN 


If You Please, said, “Let me put up 
the lunches to-day, If You Please.” 

Little Thank You was happy when 
she saw chicken sandwiches go into 
the lunch-pails. 

To the surprise of all the Happy 
Manikin rapped at the door, and as he 
had picked up a book that some care¬ 
less neighbor had dropped in the road 
remarked, 


“If a book could talk I’m sure it would say, 
‘Please keep my pages clean to-day, 

‘You know I have some feelings too, 

‘And I may be quite useful to you.’ ” 


The children said, “Oh Happy Mani¬ 
kin, please come and visit school to¬ 
day, please see if we know our A, B, C’s 
and times tables!” 




THE CHILDREN AT SCHOOL 


47 


So the Happy Manikin danced on 
ahead of them singing, 

“Ding dong, hear the school bell’s chime, 
Good manners say to be on time.” 

On the way to school they walked 
with Little Nick-Name who always 
called people by silly names. 

The Manikin said, “I’m glad I came, 

I’ll teach you lessons, Little Nick-Name.” 

He said it was not good manners to 
give people Nick-Names. When they 
got to school they met Little Button- 
Off and the Happy Manikin whispered 
to her, so he would not hurt her feel¬ 
ings, 


“We all can be careful if we choose, 
And sew the buttons on our shoes.” 




48 HAPPY MANIKIN IN MANNERS TOWN 



Little Miss Button-Off 


He never once thought of making fun 
of poor Little Button-Off. 

Little Stutterer came in sight, and 
how strangely he talked. 











THE CHILDREN AT SCHOOL 


49 


The Happy Manikin wanted to help 
him and said, 

“I will give you a shining dime, 

If you’ll close your eyes and take your time.” 

Then Little Stutterer closed his eyes 
and tried to talk slower, and he found 
sure enough, he could talk a great deal 
better when he did not see the children 
staring at him. 

Little Behind-Hand came in late, 
and really could not help it this one 
time, as their clock had stopped. 

The children sang a Good Morning 
Song to the tune of “Twinkle, Twinkle, 
Little Star.” 


We will sing our morning song, 
For ’twill help our work along, 




50 HAPPY MANIKIN IN MANNERS TOWN 



He Talked Easily, with His Eyes Shut 


Sing Good Morning every one, 

For our school day has begun. 

The children were happy in school 
that day, but the Happy Manikin saw 
some things that could be improved. 









THE CHILDREN AT SCHOOL 


51 


Though Little Behind-Hand was the 
only one late, the Chalk ran across the 
blackboard writing, 

“Come in with a smiling face, 

Be on time in your place.” 

The Happy Manikin said to him¬ 
self, “I am glad the children have too 
good manners to make fun of Little 
Stutterer, and Little Button-Off, and I 
also see they try to help shy strangers/’ 

But when they marched, oh me, oh my, 

They didn’t keep step, and they didn’t try! 

The Happy Manikin counted, and 
the teacher said, “left, right,” and still 
some of the children were out of step, 
and some of the children didn’t know 
their right foot from their left. Then 




52 HAPPY MANIKIN IN MANNERS TOWN 


the Happy Manikin led them once and 
sang, 


“March! March! March! March! 

We form a soldier band, 

March! March! March! March! 

Over all the land.” 

Soon they got in step and marched 
like real soldiers. 

Little Nick-Name walked as though 
his shoes were full of lead, and the 
Happy Manikin whispered to him, 


“You can go out softly, I suppose, 

Upon the TIPS of your little toes.” 

The teacher was surprised when he 
left the room quietly and she shook 
hands with the Happy Manikin and 








Happy Manikin and the Manners Children 


















54 HAPPY MANIKIN IN MANNERS TOWN 


said she wished he would visit school 
every day. 

One little boy went out and closed 
the school room door with a bang, and 
one little girl went out and left it wide 
open. 

The Happy Manikin ran after the 
children and said, 

“You can learn this one thing more, 

To very softly close the door.” 

After recess some boys and girls put 
pencils in their mouths when they were 
getting ready to work and the Manikin 
said, 

“Away from your lips keep your pencils, do, 

They were never meant to be eaten by you!” 

The children smiled for they thought 




THE CHILDREN AT SCHOOL 


55 


the Happy Manikin a jolly fellow and 
he went up and down the aisles sing¬ 
ing little jingles and helping the teach¬ 
er all day. 

He sang, 

“You’re getting well-mannered, at any rate, 

I wish you would all sit up straight.” 

Once he put his hand up to his ear 
to listen to the clock’s song. It sang, 


“Tick, tock, tick, tock, 

Are you as busy as the clock?” 


The children were busy and happy 
all day. 

At four o’clock the Happy Manikin 
told them a story about the Brave 
Knights of old and said, 




56 HAPPY MANIKIN IN MANNERS TOWN 


“Little children, you understand, 

We can be Knights in Good Manners Land, 
Our motto is to be polite, 

Every morning, noon and night, 

So every Knight will have a shield, 

And to no conqueror he will yield.” 

Then the most beautiful surprise of 
all came. 

The Happy Manikin presented each 
child with a red shield, and each shield 
had gilt letters upon it. The letters 
spelled words, such as “SELF-CON¬ 
TROL,” “PROMPTNESS,” “CHEER¬ 
FULNESS,” “PATRIOTISM,” “NEAT¬ 
NESS” and so on. 

It took the children days and days 
to find out what all the words on their 
shields meant, and every day after 
that, they took their shields and 
marched like real Knights of old. 




THE CHILDREN AT SCHOOL 57 



Each Child Was Presented with a Shield 


The teacher often spoke as though 
the Knights were instructing the chil¬ 
dren, and she would say, 

“Will the Knights please teach the girls and boys 
To march out without any noise?” 


When the Manners children got 















58 HAPPY MANIKIN IN MANNERS TOWN 


home from school they told Mother 
Manners every day what they had 
learned, and they made shields at 
home and wrote useful lessons upon 
them. 

Little Nick-Name tried to call chil¬ 
dren by their right names now, for he 
was the Knight of Obedience, and Lit¬ 
tle Button-Off tried to keep buttons on 
her shoes, for her shield said “Neat¬ 
ness.” 

Little Behind - Hand became the 
Knight of Promptness and soon 
learned to be on time. 

All the girls and boys in that school 
pretended they were real Knights and 
had some enemy to overcome. 

The children said, “Mother Man- 




THE CHILDREN AT SCHOOL 


59 


ners, I wonder if we have any other 
lessons to learn.” 

To which Mother Manners replied, 

“Cheerfulness is a lesson too, 

I often try to teach to you, 

Be cheerful now no matter whether 
It is clear or cloudy weather, 

The day will be much more worth while, 

If you will start it with a smile, 

Be cheerful in your work and play, 

Be cheerful always, every day.” 

The Manners children learned to 
make an acrostic. 

They took all the letters that spelled 
the word “Manners.” The acrostic 
read, 

Manners we should try to learn 
And remember them in turn, 




60 HAPPY MANIKIN IN MANNERS TOWN 


Never fail to be polite, 

Now is the time to do things right, 
Every child, do this we say, 
Remember manners every day, 

So we’ll smile and never frown, 
Manners Children of Manners Town. 
Just as they had finished their 
acrostic the Happy Manikin danced 
in singing, 

“Trouble I never think to borrow, 

But where shall I take you all tomorrow?” 

For an hour and sixteen minutes no 
one could answer the question. 

Then Mother Manners, old and gray, 

Said, “Listen to what I have to say, 

Though over all the world you roam, 

Good manners should be taught at home.” 





THE CHILDREN AT SCHOOL 61 

The Happy Manikin clapped his 
little hands and sang, 

“Manners at home, manners at home, 

We hope the children all will come, 

And learn everything they can, 

From the Happy Manikin!” 





THE MANNERS CHILDREN AT 
HOME 


The next day Mother Manners 
called to her children, 

“Good morning children one and all, 
Please get up the first time I call.” 

Her children were much like the 
girls and boys you know and one lit¬ 
tle voice piped up, “Can’t we stay in 
bed a little longer If You Please?” An¬ 
other little voice called, 



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64 HAPPY MANIKIN IN MANNERS TOWN 


“Beg Pardon, mother, I heard you call, 
But I don’t want to get up at all.” 

Another sleepy voice called, 

“Excuse me, I am sleepy quite, 

And mother it seems dark as night.” 

You know how dark it does seem 
some mornings to get up! 

One little child got out of bed and 
said, 

“Thank you, mother, for calling me, 

I will be as cheerful as can be.” 

Then the other children were 
ashamed to be such sleepy-heads and 
they got up, and ran a race to see who 
could be dressed first. 

They bade their mother good morn¬ 
ing and talked of cheerful things at the 
breakfast table. 




THE MANNERS CHILDREN AT HOME 65 


Little Excuse Me, was not very 
hungry, and said, 

“Excuse Me, mother, I’m plenty able, 

To help you if I may leave the table.” 

Mother Manners let Excuse Me slip 
out and carry the milk. 

Little Beg Pardon had to pass in 
front of mother when he went out, and 
did as he had been trained to do, said, 
“Beg Pardon for my passing in front of 

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you. 

The children sat around the room a 
few minutes while Mother Manners 
taught them a new verse. 

“Whether you’re walking up or down, 

Let’s live to-day in Cheer-Up Town, 

With cheerful smile, life is worth while, 
And so we’ll travel for many a mile, 




66 HAPPY MANIKIN IN MANNERS TOWN 


Smiles will chase away each frown, 

For those who live in Cheer-Up Town.” 

Just then the Happy Manikin came 
in, and they all rose from their chairs 
to greet him. 

Said a very old arm-chair, 

“They have good manners, I do declare.” 

The Happy Manikin said, “I heard 
you talk of Cheer-Up Town, who can 
name something now to be happy 
about?” 

One child said, “I am happy because 
it is Saturday and we can play.” An¬ 
other child said, “I am happy because 
of the sunshine.” Another said, “I am 
happy because it is springtime.” Lit¬ 
tle Thank You said, “I am happy be¬ 
cause I can help mother to-day.” 




THE MANNERS CHILDREN AT HOME 67 


The Happy Manikin said, 

“I am happy at all times of the year, 

For I have the habit of good cheer.” 

Mother Manners remarked, 

“Cheer-Up Town about us lies, 

If we will only use our eyes, 

The happiest time I ever had 
Was when I made another glad.” 

The Happy Manikin saw rubbers 
and toys and books on the floor and re¬ 
marked, 

“To me it would have a cheerful sound, 

If you’d pick up things you’ve left around.” 


Every good-mannered child picks 
up his things in the house, of course he 
“has a place for everything and every- 




68 HAPPY MANIKIN IN MANNERS TOWN 


thing in place.” He is as polite at 
home to members of his family as he 
is to strangers. 

It began to rain and Mother Man¬ 
ners suggested that they play a game 
of Authors in-doors. 

They had a good time and the Hap¬ 
py Manikin taught them things they 
were glad to learn. 

He remarked while they were play¬ 
ing the game, 


“Do not drum upon the table, 

To learn good manners you are able, 

Do not whistle, or hum, or sing, 

The game we play—the game’s the thing.” 


Little Thank You said, “I have heard 
children whistle in the house, but I 
know it is impolite.” 




THE MANNERS CHILDREN AT HOME 69 


All the Manners children were glad 
to learn lessons in politeness and they 
practiced good manners every day. 

The Happy Manikin smiled as the 
children got excited and all tried to 
talk at once, over some points in the 
game, and Little Beg Pardon, and Ex¬ 
cuse Me, even interrupted him several 
times and said, 

“You must learn some things, like these, 
Don’t interrupt each other, please.” 

The children said, “How can we re¬ 
member not to interrupt when we get 
excited?” 

The Happy Manikin said, 

“We’ll tell it in story and tell it in rhyme, 
Don’t interrupt at any time, 




70 HAPPY MANIKIN IN MANNERS TOWN 


Though useful lessons you can learn, 

In speaking, you must take your turn.” 

Mother Manners smiled fondly at 
the children, she was glad they wanted 
to be polite. 

They all learned the little politeness 
songs and sang the verses over and 
over. 

“What else can we learn at home?” 
asked the children. 

Mother Manners said, 


“Children, dear, I seldom scold, 

Can you do things without being told?” 


The Happy Manikin chimed in, 

“It will save you all much sorrow, 

If you’re thoughtful to-day, and to-morrow.” 





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Little Excuse Me slipped out of her 
chair and said, 

“Excuse Me, but I think it’s wise 
For children to take exercise.” 

She had been told every day for a 
week to go out doors and play a while, 
and now for once, she remembered 
this without being told, though of 
course it was hard to leave the game. 

Little Beg Pardon started to eat 
some peanuts, then she suddenly re¬ 
membered her manners and passed 
the bag around first to every one. She 
did this without being told! 

Little Thank You became thought¬ 
ful and said, 

We thank you, mother, for letting us play, 

And having such fun on Saturday.” 




THE MANNERS CHILDREN AT HOME 73 


Mother Manners smiled and won¬ 
dered what Little If You Please, would 
remember to do, without being told. 

He went to the Bath Room and sang, 

“Rub, a, dub, rub, a, dub, 

It is my turn to scrub the tub.” 

He washed the tub and all the Man¬ 
ners children took their baths that 
evening without being told. 

The children said, “It’s like a play 

We learn good manners on Saturday.” 

Mother Manners had callers and 
Little If You Please, opened the door 
for them to pass out, saying, 

“Every little lad and lass 
Should open doors for elders to pass.” 




74 HAPPY MANIKIN IN MANNERS TOWN 


The children in this house walked 
about so lightly and opened and closed 
doors so softly, and were so polite, 
that the visitors said, 


“We’re glad we’ve come to Manners Town, 
We’ve learned some things we will write down. 
There is no better thing that we can say, 

Than to learn politeness every day.” 


That night, on the stroke of eight, 
the Manners children went to bed, 


Smiling and happy I’ve heard it said, 
They really liked to go to bed. 


When they were all tucked in snug 
and warm the Happy Manikin went 
upstairs and told them stories until 
they grew sleepy. 












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76 HAPPY MANIKIN IN MANNERS TOWN 


The children said, “What have we 
left to learn? What can we learn about 
next week?” 

They knew the next day was Sun¬ 
day and the next week was vacation. 

The Happy Manikin stopped for a 
long time to think, then he said, 

“Children in cities, children in town, 

On the street often make me frown, 

Let me repeat, so many feet 
Go walking up and down the street. 

So many children just run along, 

Upon the street with whistle and song, 

When walking thus upon the street 
A polite child I seldom meet, 

As everything will have a turn, 

Street manners next, I think we’ll learn!” 




STREET MANNERS IN MANNERS 
TOWN 


Said the Manikin, “When next we meet 
I’ll teach you manners on the street!” 

He slipped out of the house, and 
when the Manners children went out 
to walk next day whom should they 
meet but the Happy Manikin, who 
raised his hat politely and said, 

“Good Mannered children should know alas! 
How to step aside, to let others pass.” 


78 HAPPY MANIKIN IN MANNERS TOWN 



You Must Never Stare 


I he children then stepped aside 
quickly to let some people pass, but 
Little Excuse Me began to stare rudely 
at some boys and girls and the Happy 
Manikin walked along saying, 









STREET MANNERS IN MANNERS TOWN 79 


“To give advice is always fair, 

On the street do not rudely stare.” 

Little Excuse Me blushed and said, 

“For your advice I truly care, 

I’ll try to remember not to stare.” 


They met many people and some 
of the children passed at the right, and 
some at the left. 

The Happy Manikin said, “If you’re bright 
You’ll always pass people at the right.” 

Then he went on to explain that in 
Canada and in England people pass 
each other at the left! 

Thank You thought about passing at 
the right and said, 




80 HAPPY MANIKIN IN MANNERS TOWN 


“We’ll remember that for we often meet 
Such crowds of people on the street.” 



If You Please and the Little Boy 


Sure enough the street was very 
crowded. 

If You Please stopped and kissed a 
child and by and by the Happy Mani¬ 
kin remarked, 








STREET MANNERS IN MANNERS TOWN 81 


“This line I wish you would repeat, 
Don’t stop to kiss upon the street.” 


Little Thank You had a shrill voice 
and he talked so loud some of the peo¬ 
ple on the street stared at him, so 
when the Happy Manikin had a 
chance he remarked, 


“Your voice you should keep low and sweet, 

When talking now upon the street.” 

The children said it was hard to talk 
low when they were excited, but they 
knew the Happy Manikin gave good 
advice, and they were anxious to learn 
good street manners so they would 
never forget them. 

They next met Old Father Time, and 
he was so nearsighted he did not rec- 




82 HAPPY MANIKIN IN MANNERS TOWN 


ognize any of them at first, so the 
Happy Manikin said, 

“In Politeness Town we’re growing bolder, 
You may speak first to one who’s older.” 

All the children then smiled and 
bowed and said, “How do you do, 
Father Time?” To which he replied, 

“I am growing older every day, 

You see me now, I’m bent and gray, 

But there is no one who can say, 

They don’t know Father Time. 

As every hour passes by, 

Make some one laugh instead of sigh, 

To help some one I hope you’ll try, 

So says Old Father Time.” 

He passed on with his hour glass in 




STREET MANNERS IN MANNERS TOWN 83 


his hand, and the children went skip¬ 
ping down the street. 

They were so merry they sang and 
whistled a little until the Happy Mani¬ 
kin gave them a glance. 

Little If You Please got behind for 
he stopped on the street corner and 
blocked the way, for several people 
wanted to pass. When he overtook 
the others the Happy Manikin said, 


“Whenever a friend you chance to meet, 
Don’t stop at the corner of the street, 
If he wants to talk to you, 

Walk on with him a block or two.” 


All the children said they would try 
to remember this, for they had often 
seen people standing on street corners 
in the way of others, and they had 






84 HAPPY MANIKIN IN MANNERS TOWN 


often stood there themselves. They 
said they really wanted to behave as 
well on the street as at home. 

Beg Pardon next got behind and the 
Happy Manikin did not know whom 
he was talking to. None of the 
Manners children knew whom he was 
talking to. 

Beg Pardon did not know whom he 
was talking to himself. 

When he joined the others the 
Happy Manikin said, severely, 

“Some day you’ll find yourself in danger, 

If you wait speaking to a stranger.” 

Beg Pardon said he had never 
thought about that before and he was 
very glad to learn some new thing 
every day, 




STREET MANNERS IN MANNERS TOWN 85 



Beg Pardon and Excuse Me 


Little Beg Pardon, and Little Ex¬ 
cuse Me, took up a good deal of room 
on the side walk. They were walking 
arm in arm. 

Said the Happy Manikin, “You mean no harm. 
But it’s not good manners to walk arm in arm.” 









86 HAPPY MANIKIN IN MANNERS TOWN 


The children were surprised. They 
asked, “Is it never proper to take any 
one’s arm on the street?’’ 


The Happy Manikin said, “At night, 

You may find it proper quite, 

And this thing I have been told, 

You may take the arm of a person old, 
Whenever an old person you may meet 
You may help him over a crowded street.” 


The children walked along, some of 
them side by side and some of them 
went on ahead. 

The Happy Manikin could stand 
this way of walking no longer, so he 
said, 


“There’s one more thing I’ll tell to you, 
Keep step when walking two and two.” 




STREET MANNERS IN MANNERS TOWN 87 


Then the children tried to keep step 
and they saw it looked much better. 



Always Help Elderly People 


The Happy Manikin was glad to see 
Little Thank You, raise his hat when 
speaking and he remarked, 

“You are so very quick to learn, 

I think some pleasures now you earn.” 








88 HAPPY MANIKIN IN MANNERS TOWN 


He raised his hand to hail a street 
car, and the children were delighted 
to have a ride, because they were get¬ 
ting tired walking, but were too polite 
to say so. 

The car was so full they could not all 
get seats at once, and the Happy Mani¬ 
kin said, 

“Don’t lean on people stand up straight, 

It won’t hurt you a bit to wait.” 

At the next corner some people got 
off, and the Manners children all had 
seats. 

The Happy Manikin paid their fare 
and they rode away, away, away to a 
candy store. 

They got out and entered the candy 
store and the children whispered to- 




STREET MANNERS IN MANNERS TOWN 89 


gether as to what kind of candy they 
wanted. 

The Happy Manikin said, 

“To whisper in company’s not polite, 

If you want to be good-mannered, quite.” 

Then the children spoke out loud 
and told what kind of candy they liked 
best, for they were asked to choose. 

Next they stopped at a Florist’s and 
bought a bunch of violets for mother, 
and they took another car home. 

The children wanted to eat some 
candy on the way, but the Happy 
Manikin said, 

“It’s not considered very neat 
To eat at all upon the street, 

You’d better save your treat to-day, 

As in the car we ride away.” 




90 HAPPY MANIKIN IN MANNERS TOWN 


He explained to them it would be 
much better to eat the candy at home. 

A little boy near them was talking 
to the Conductor and the Happy Man¬ 
ikin said very low, 

“When in the street car you take a ride, 
Don’t talk to the conductor inside.” 


“Can’t we ever talk to him?” asked 
If You Please. 

The Happy Manikin said, 


“Yes, if you don’t know your street 
You can ask him the name to repeat.” 


He went on to explain that it was 
proper to talk to the conductor only on 
business. 




STREET MANNERS IN MANNERS TOWN 91 


When they got home they enjoyed 
their candy and thanked the Happy 
Manikin for the fine ride. 

Mother Manners thanked them for 
the flowers. 

Said the Manners Children “If we repeat, 

All the manners, learned upon the street, 

It will take us many a day, 

But things we’ve learned we’ll tuck away. 
Then, very politely we will greet, 

Friends when walking on the street. 

A holiday I think we’ve earned, 

.For good street-manners we have learned.” 


Mother Manners said they might 
have a holiday and do what they 
pleased all day long, and the last I saw 
of them they were blowing soap-bub¬ 
bles and the Happy Manikin blew the 
largest bubble of all. 




OFF AND AWAY 


The Manners Children learn ’tis true, 

Many things they will teach you. 

They learn that every one is able, 

To have good manners at the table, 

And every day observe each rule, 

At home as well as in the school. 

You’ll recognize them when you meet 
The Manners Children on the street. 

What became of the Manikin from this page? 
I think he left to join the stage. 

Good manners are within your reach, 

This thing the Manners Children teach, 

So open the book, the pages turn, 

And every little verse please learn. 

You’ll learn some lessons now and then, 

When finished you will read again. 

The Happy Manikin gravely says 
He hopes you’ll be polite always. 

Come, let’s go walking up and down, 

We’re off and away to Manners Town. 


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BOOK TWO 


THE SOCIAL TWINS 



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THE SOCIAL TWINS 



Little Wee Girl Lay Fast Asleep 


BETSY AND BOBBY 

The Social Twins, Betsy and Bobby, 
peeped into the room where Little Wee 
Girl lay fast asleep. 

Now Little Wee Girl was their sister 
and they loved her dearly, but such a 
room as they saw! 








10 


THE SOCIAL TWINS 


Little Wee Girl had dropped her 
clothes on the floor and there they lay 
in a heap just as she had stepped out 
of them. One shoe was hidden under 
her dress and one was under the bed! 

A lamp burned in the room and the 
window was closed. 

My! how close the air was! My! 
how silly it was to be afraid of the 
dark, and afraid of fresh air. 

When Betsy saw the wash stand she 
said softly, 

“I’d like to lend a helping hand, 

And tidy up the old wash stand.” 


The bowl was half full of water, the 




THE SOCIAL TWINS 


11 


pitcher was on a chair. The soap was 
floating in the bowl and the tooth 
brush was standing in a cup of water! 


There was a neat little towel rack, 

But to hang there the towels had no knack. 

Sad to say, one towel was on the 
pitcher and one on the floor. 

Betsy said, “Let us tidy up her room 
so she can see how neat it looks in the 
morning.” 

Bobby said, “If mother were here 
she would say that Wee Girl had to 
wait on herself.” So the children stood 
still, but Betsy went very close to the 
little head on the pillow and whispered, 




12 


THE SOCIAL TWINS 


“You are not ready for dreamland quite, 

’Till you open the window and put out the 
light.” 


Bobby whispered, 

“I’ve seen careless children often before, 

But see paper and string upon this floor.” 

The children tip-toed out of the 
room and little Wee Girl dreamed that 
the Social Twins put her room in 
order. 

When the clock struck six she woke 
up and rubbed her sleepy eyes. She 
saw her room in disorder. My! how 
ashamed she was! 

She picked up her clothes and laid 
them neatly on a chair beside the bed; 




THE SOCIAL TWINS 


13 



Crept Under the Bed after Her Missing Shoe 


she even made up a little verse as she 
crept under the bed after her missing 
shoe. 

“You can be careful of slippers and shoes, 
And pick them up neatly if you choose.” 

She put out the lamp that was still 
burning faintly and opened her win¬ 
dow. How good the sweet fresh air 
felt as it blew into the close room! 
















14 


THE SOCIAL TWINS 


The little Wee Girl said, “I wish I 
had left my window open all night. 
How foolish I am to be afraid of the 
dark. I do not need a lamp burning.” 

Next the little Wee Girl tidied up 
her wash stand and hung up the towels 
on the rack where they belonged. Then 
she got dressed and aired her bed and 
made it up neatly. 

She even had time to run the sweeper 
over her floor before breakfast, singing 
as she worked, 

“The floor should always be neat and clean 
To be a careful child I mean.” 


She was so good-natured at break¬ 
fast that Father said: 




THE SOCIAL TWINS 


15 


“I think you must have been having 
happy dreams.” Little Wee Girl 
smiled to herself and the Social Twins 
smiled, too. 

When little Wee Girl came home 
from school that night she found two 
surprises. One was a stand with a 
pretty drop-light on it, for they had 
electric lights put in that day, and the 
other surprise was a wee book bound 
in red, a gift from the Social Twins. 

The little book was called, “THE 
ROOM IN ORDER.” 

As little Wee Girl had been good all 
day, and as Mother had returned, 
when evening came she tucked her in 




16 


THE SOCIAL TWINS 


bed, turned on the new light and said 
she might read out of the little book 
for half an hour. 

Let us peep over her shoulder and 
read with her: 

THE ROOM IN ORDER. 

If the four walls of a room could 
talk they would say, “We love to see a 
clean floor and tidy room; we love 
to feel the fresh air and warm sunshine, 
and we wish you would air your room 
every day, and let fresh air in every 
night. 

Do not tack all sorts of cards and 
banners on the wall for tacks and nails 
make ugly holes in the wall. If you 




THE SOCIAL TWINS 


17 


have a picture moulding you may hang 
pictures from it by means of a wire, 
if not, you may set a picture or two 
on your bureau. 

What a comfort it is to see a clean 
floor! It takes only a few minutes to 
run a carpet sweeper over it every day 
and to dust a little. 

Every neat child will place clothing 
folded up on a chair when undressed, 
and shoes should be placed under the 
chair where no one will stumble over 
them if necessary to come into the 
room in the night. 

If you have a wash stand be sure to 
keep it clean, the pitcher in the bowl, 




18 


THE SOCIAL TWINS 


soap in the soap-dish, and towels on 
the rack. If you wash in the Bath 
Room try to keep everything picked 
up and in its place. 

Of course you brush your teeth every 
night before going to bed. 

You do not need a light in the room. 
You will sleep better in the dark, and 
there is nothing to be afraid of. 

The guardian angels of the night 
will watch over you after your prayers 
are said. 

Open your window and take long 
breaths and you are ready for Dream¬ 
land. 

You should not read in bed except 




THE SOCIAL TWINS 


19 


for a short time as a special privilege. 

It is tiresome to hear a child say, 
'‘I cannot find my hair ribbon. I can¬ 
not find my handkerchief.” 

Keep your bureau picked up out¬ 
side and inside. Do not drop odds 
and ends on it, and never leave any 
hair in your brush or comb. Wash 
your brush and comb on Saturday in 
hot water and soda, dry them in the 
sun. 

Inside the bureau drawers have a 
small box for your handkerchiefs, an¬ 
other for ribbons or neck-ties, etc. 

Little Wee Girl said sleepily, 

“I’m a little girl but I’ll not forget 
These rules of Bed Room Etiquette.” 




20 


THE SOCIAL TWINS 


Just as she was wondering if every 
room had its rules of order she fell 
asleep, and she slept with the little 
book tucked under her pillow. 













THE SOCIAL TWINS 21 


MISS WELCOME 



They Could Go into the Country 


The Social Twins were known at 
home as Betsy Bobbet and Bobby Bob- 
bet. They were so anxious to learn to 
do the correct thing always that they 
were glad when Father and Mother 
corrected them, and they helped other 
children to learn good manners. 

One day when they had been very 
good Mother promised them they 
could go into the country and visit 





22 


THE SOCIAL TWINS 



Little Gay 


their cousins little Glum and little 
Gay. 

Of course those were not their real 
names, but the children had received 
nick-names, unfortunately, long ago 
and so they were still called “Glum 
and Gay.” 

Father took the children to visit 
their cousins and as they arrived late 
in the evening they soon went to bed. 






THE SOCIAL TWINS 


23 



Little Glum 


The first thing the Social Twins 
heard in the morning was a voice 
calling, 

“Good morning, it is time to rise, 

Rub the sleep from off your eyes.” 

Little Glum turned over to take 
another nap but Little Gay jumped 
out of bed as soon as the Twins did, 
and began to dress at once. 




24 


THE SOCIAL TWINS 


Bobby Bobbet tickled little Glum 
under the chin so he had to wake in 
spite of himself, and Bobby said, 

“I give little children all fair warning, 

The first thing to do is to say ‘Good morn¬ 
ing’.” 

Little Gay cried “Good morning,” 
quite gayly and he remembered to say 
“good morning” at the breakfast table 
too. 

Little Glum frowned as he looked 
down at his plate and said, “I don’t 
like oat-meal. I want cakes and syrup.” 

Betsy said, 

“As children we should try to be good 

And never, never complain of our food.” 




THE SOCIAL TWINS 


25 


Then little Glum began to scold 
about the weather. 

He said, “I hate rainy days. Can’t 
I stay home to-day?” 

Mother laughed and replied, 

“When a little girl I was taught, 

We are neither sugar nor salt.” 

The children all laughed and said, 
“That means that rain won’t hurt us 
as it would sugar or salt.” 

The children all were neatly dressed 
except little Glum. He had forgotten 
his neck-tie and Father said quietly, 
“You had better be introduced to the 
shoe-blacking bottle before you start 
out. Shoes well-blacked are the mark 
of a gentleman.” 




26 


THE SOCIAL TWINS 


Mother said, “It is a good idea to 
learn some manners at home, and I 
wish you boys would feed your pets 
before you go to school.” 

Little Glum had a pet dog and little 
Gay a pet canary. 

The Twins danced about so light and airy, 
And said, “Feed and water your canary.” 

The children said, “We are glad the 
Twins are here, they will help us re¬ 
member many things.” They fed 
their dog and gave him a drink of 
water, and then the boys had such a 
hunt for their caps and books that 
the Social Twins said, 





Mother Said: “It Is a Good Idea to Learn Some Manners at Home” 

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THE SOCIAL TWINS 


“Of such confusion we never heard, 

To us it really seems absurd.” 

They told Glum and Gay if they 
had put their caps on the hat-rack 
and their books on the table, they 
would have found them readily in the 
morning. 

The boys had spent so much time 
they were afraid of being late to school, 
and started on the run, but Mother 
called them back to tell her good bye. 

The Social Twins called out “adieu, 

’Tis thus we say good bye to you.” 

The children said, “We wish the 
Twins had come along to school with 




THE SOCIAL TWINS 


29 


When they got home from school 
that afternoon they carelessly tossed 
down their caps and books as usual. 

Little Gay went to find Mother to 
tell her he had come home from school, 
and to see if she wanted any errands 
done but little Glum ran right out to 
play ball with the boys and Mother 
was worried wondering where he was. 

Little Gay found visitors with 
Mother, but he was in such a hurry 
that he passed in front of them and 
even interrupted Mother, who was 
talking. 

Mother said, “Where are your 
Every Day Manners, little Gay, say 




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‘Excuse me,’ when passing in front of 
any one, and by all means do not 
interrupt.” 

Little Gay then shook hands 
politely with the visitors but selfishly 
took one of the best chairs in the room, 
so if another visitor came there would 
be no good place for her. By and by he 
went out and came in eating a cookie. 
Mother at once sent him out for a 
plate full of cookies and asked him to 
pass them to her visitors. 

He learned. 

It is rude to eat before company, 

Unless the rest are helped you see. 


Little Brag, a neighbor’s boy came 





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31 


in to get a book that had been bor¬ 
rowed from him and not returned. He 
stood in the middle of the floor at¬ 
tracting attention and bragging about 
his new watch. 

One of the visitors was Miss Wel¬ 
come, a social worker in the com¬ 
munity. She was well liked and tried 
to help everybody. She told little 
Gay and little Glum a story that even¬ 
ing, and she brought in their names 
just for fun. She said, 

“Once upon a time two little boys 
went to Dreamland and met all the 
borrowed things they had in the house, 
the borrowed sled stood on end and 




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made faces at them, the borrowed kite 
laughed and said, 

“We are borrowed things, we never go home. 

Little Glum, Little Gay, we are glad you’ve 
come.” 

“Then the borrowed things began 
to give the children a good whipping, 
crying, This boy forgot to say good 
morning. This boy forgot to practise. 
This boy threw his clothing on the 
floor. Oh, ho! these children have no 
home manners at all’.” 

“How did the story end?” asked the 
boys in wonder. 

Miss Welcome said, “You will have 
to tell the end of the story yourselves. 
Can you?” 




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33 


Next day, at school little Glum and 
Gay wrote the best papers on Every 
Day Manners, that were passed in. 

As they wrote much the same thing 
we will peep over their shoulders to 
see what they wrote. 

Every Day Manners. 

Every child should rise in the morn¬ 
ing the first time he is called, and tidy 
up his room, dress neatly, comb his 
hair, wash thoroughly and be sure his 
shoes are blackened. 

He should say “Good morning,” 
and try to be pleasant at the breakfast 
table, and never, never complain of 
food, or weather or anything about 
him. 




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After breakfast every child should 
have some duties to perform inside 
the house or out. If he has pets, he 
should see they have food and water 
and not be constantly reminded to 
look after them. If he has errands to 
do, he should do them promptly. 

It will improve any child’s Every 
Day Manners to have a place for his 
wraps, and books, and toys, and put 
them all away carefully at night, so 
they can be quickly found in the morn¬ 
ing. 

Any child is thoughtless who leaves 
home without saying good bye. 

A good mannered child is on time 
wherever he goes. 




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35 


N.o one admires a child who boasts, 
brags, or teases. 

As soon as a child returns home, he 
should tell his Mother he has come, 
and ask if there are any errands to be 
done. If so, he should do them cheer¬ 
fully before he goes out to play. 

If visitors are present a well- 
mannered child will stand beside 
Mother and wait until she asks him 
to speak. 

No matter how hungry you are, you 
can remember to be polite and Mother 
will tell you what you may have be¬ 
tween meals. It is very thoughtless 
to bring in a crowd of children and 




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take them all to the cookie jar with¬ 
out permission. If Mother wants you 
to treat your friends, she will tell 
you so. 

Every good - mannered child is 
happy and good through the day and 
respects the rights of others. 

Go to bed the FIRST time you are 
told, or better still if you have a regu¬ 
lar hour set for bed, retire on the stroke 
of the clock without being told. 

Miss Welcome read the papers the 
children wrote and said, 

“Dear children, I hope you’ll not forget, 

These rules of Every Day Etiquette.’’ 

It took little Glum and Gay some 




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37 


time to learn to spell the new word 
“Etiquette.” Can you spell it with¬ 
out looking on this page? 

Little Glum grew happier every day, 

And very well-mannered grew Little Gay, 
Miss Welcome said, “Far you may roam, 
But please remember good manners at 
home,” 

Bright boys and girls will not regret, 

If they learn simple rules of Etiquette, 

The Social Twins paused then to say, 
“Remember your manners every day!” 




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THE SOCIAL TWINS 


VISITING THE PUBLIC LIBRARY 

Little Wee Boy and little Wee Girl 
said to Mother one day “May we go 
out walking?” 

Mother said, “Yes, if the Social 
Twins will go with you, they always 
seem to know what to do.” 

Bobby and Betsy came just then, 
and said, “Mother we will take care 
of little Wee Boy and Girl, and per¬ 
haps we can teach them something, 
too.” 

Bobby looked down at the little Wee 
children’s feet as they started out and 
remarked, 




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39 


‘'Every boy and girl can turn OUT his toes, 
And walk properly as I suppose!” 

Little Wee Boy and Girl looked 
down at their feet then, of course, to 
see if they were walking properly. 

Then Betsy looked at the children’s 
arms and remarked, 

“Some people like better to walk than ride, 
Let your arm hang down loosely at your 
side.” 

Little Wee Boy took little Wee 
Girl’s arm and Bobby said, 

“How many times must I repeat, 

Don’t take arms walking on the street.” 


Little Wee Boy said, “Can’t I take 
Wee Girl’s arm EVER on the street?’’ 




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Betsy said, “Of course you may if 
she is afraid, or to help her over a 
crossing, or if it is very dark, but it 
looks foolish to take a person’s arm 
in the day time.” 

One of the children nearly ran into a 
girl who was walking fast because he 
did not turn out, and Bobby said, 

“In this country if you are bright, 

You’ll remember to turn to the right.” 

At this very minute, to their sur¬ 
prise they met little Glum and little 
Gay. 

Little Gay spoke pleasantly and 
raised his hat to the girls, but Glum 
walked ahead frowning. 




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41 


Little Wee Girl began to hum and 
little Wee Boy began to whistle and 
the Social Twins spoke up at once say¬ 
ing, together, 

“If you were in the play-ground ring, 

Then you could whistle and you could sing 
But it’s not good manners, let us repeat, 

To whistle or sing upon the STREET!’’ 

Little Wee Boy and Girl said, “We 
are glad we have the Social Twins to 
teach us manners.” 

Next, they met little Stranger, a 
child they had met, but did not re¬ 
member. She spoke and Bobby 
whispered, 

“This one thing we all can do, 

Speak when we are SPOKEN TO.” 




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The children then hastened to speak 
to little Stranger, and as they were 
only going for a pleasure walk asked 
her to join them. 

As they came near the Public 
Library Betsy said they might go in¬ 
side to rest awhile, if they would walk 
in quietly and not talk, for it was not 
good manners to even whisper in a 
Library unless to ask a necessary ques¬ 
tion. People in a Library want to be 
quiet and read, and it is never good 
manners to disturb any one. 

It was in walking up the Library 
steps that a slight accident happened. 

Little Wee Boy had been carrying a 
closed umbrella in an improper way 









































































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because he knew no better. He had it 
sticking out under his arm and hit 
little Stranger as she came up behind 
him. The umbrella hit her on the 
forehead and made her cry a little. 

Betsy said, “A closed umbrella 
should be carried at the side, close to 
the person, so it could never hit any 
one and when entering a Public Place 
it must be placed in an umbrella stand. 

The boys took off their caps and 
placed them on the hat rack. Then 
the children sat down at a table to 
read. 

Some children opposite them 
nudged each other, pointed to them, 
and made remarks in whispers. 




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45 


When they came out of the Library 
Bobby said, 

“To tell you this is only fair, 

It is impolite to stare, 

If you make remarks about a stranger 
To be ill-mannered you’re in danger.” 

The rude little boys and girls were 
ashamed and told the Twins they 
would be glad to learn good manners, 
but no one had ever told them it was 
rude to stare, and they really meant 
nothing by it. The Twins gladly in¬ 
troduced them to their own children 
and went on to say it is not well- 
mannered to laugh, or make fun of 
any thing unusual in a person’s dress, 
speech, or manners. 




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THE SOCIAL TWINS 


We should be ready to help any one 
who is anxious to learn good manners. 

Some children have to wear old 
clothes handed down from brothers or 
sisters, and they do not always fit or 
look as well as those bought for them. 
If you are so fortunate as to have 
plenty of new clothes, you should be 
specially kind to poorer children. 

It is a sign of good manners to be 
careful of the feelings of others. 

Little Wee Boy dropped some pen¬ 
nies in a beggar’s hat and Bobby told 
him it was a foolish thing to do, unless 
Father or Mother gave permission. 
Many people who appeared to be beg- 





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gars were mere impostors and might 
not be poor at all. 

He also said that no boy or girl 
should talk on the street with any one 
he did not know. 

Betsy said, “If any one stops you to 
ask a street number or simple ques¬ 
tion, answer quickly and walk on.” 
If you, yourself, are lost, ask a ques¬ 
tion at a store, or of a policeman. 

The children were walking side by 
side when a lady wished to pass and 
she said, 

“Step in front of each other lad or lass 
When any one desires to pass.” 

Little Wee Boy said, “How much 




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49 


we have learned on our walk to-day,” 
and little Wee Girl said, “I hope we 
will grow up well-mannered.” Many 
boys and girls would like to do the 
correct thing if they only knew how. 

By and by they met little Glum 
and little Gay again. 

One was eating peanuts and the 
other chewing gum. 

The Twins said quietly after they 
had passed by, 

“Let us repeat, if we are neat, 

We will not eat upon the street.” 

Little Wee Girl had a cold and was 
sadly in need of a handkerchief so they 
stopped at the store and bought one. 




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Betsy whispered to her, 

“Most any child will come to grief, 

If she starts out without a handkerchief.” 


Little Wee Girl said she would try to 
remember and she wished she had as 
many pockets to keep them in, as little 
Wee Boy had. 

When the children got home Little 
Wee Boy said, 

“Dear Twins, we’ll try not to forget 
Our rules of proper STREET Etiquette.” 


The Twins showed them how to 
work an Enigma, can you work out 
the answer? 




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51 


My first is in end but not in start, 
My second is in tin but not in can, 
My third is in ink but not in pen, 
My fourth is in Queen but not in 
King. 

My fifth is in up but not in down. 
My sixth is in easy but not in hard. 
My seventh is in top but not in spin. 
My eighth is in tree but not in leaf, 
My ninth is in egg but not in chick. 

If my whole you practice every day, 

You’ll be well-mannered in work and play. 

See first page for answer. 




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THE SOCIAL TWINS 


JOLLY RIDING 


The Social Twins said, “Little Glum and Gay 
Will you go riding with us to-day?” 


Little Glum was not very polite in 
answering and said he would rather 
stay at home, but little Gay said, “I 
thank you for inviting me, I am sure 
I will enjoy the ride.” 

Before long, both the children de¬ 
cided to go. 

Little Glum waved his hat to at¬ 
tract the attention of the street-car 
conductor, and little Gay waved his 


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THE SOCIAL TWINS 


The Social Twins remarked that this 
was quite unnecessary as the conductor 
was on the watch for people who 
wanted him to stop, as that was his 
business. They said that if you mere¬ 
ly raise your hand he will know that 
you want to get aboard his car. 

They were standing on the right 
side of the street facing the direction 
in which they wanted to go. Soon a 
car came and they got aboard when it 
stopped. 

The car was very crowded but a 
gentleman arose and gave Betsy a seat 
for which she thanked him politely. 

Bobby said that the children must 




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55 


not lean against any one, but should 
take hold of the door-handle or brace 
themselves against the front of the car 
until they could get seats. 

Some people got off and they had 
seats the rest of the way. 

A funny old man sat opposite the 
children. He had a pack much like 
the one Santa Claus carries. Out of 
the top of his pack peeped toys, for he 
was a toy-maker. 

It was a great temptation for the 
children to stare at him. By his side 
was a little lame boy, and on the other 
side sat a girl gayly dressed in red, 
carrying a red parasol. 





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THE SOCIAL TWINS 


The Social Twins noticed that Glum 
and Gay stared hard at the people 
opposite, and whispered softly to 
them, 

“Good-mannered children have a care, 

It is very impolite to stare.” 

The children dropped their eyes and 
only glanced up then as they should, 
once in a while. Little Glum was think¬ 
ing he could write a story about street¬ 
car passengers telling who they were, 
and where they were going. Little 
Gay thought he would like to get off 
with the toy-maker. 

The little girl in red talked noisily 
to the toy-maker, though she had 
never seen him before, and when the 




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The Little Girl in Red Talked Noisily 


car stopped suddenly her voice was 
heard above the voices of the other 
passengers, as she said, “I love the 
curly kind, don’t you?” 

Of course her remark sounded very 
foolish. She was talking about a 
curly-haired toy-dog. 





















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THE SOCIAL TWINS 


Presently the children got off the 
car and entered a Railway Station. 

“Are we going on the train?” asked 
Glum. 

“May I buy peanuts?” asked Gay. 

The Twins said, “We must go at 
once and buy our tickets.” 

The Railway Station is not a place 
for loafers. 

Only those who have business there 
should enter it and little boys and 
girls should never go there to play. 

After the tickets were bought to 
Mayville they all sat down quietly to 
wait until their train was called. 

Little Gay said, “I have a dime in 




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59 


my pocket, may I go and buy my 
peanuts now?” 

The Twins said, “We can all eat 
peanuts at home. No well-mannered 
child eats in a public place unless he 
has travelled so far he needs a lunch. 
Then he will eat quietly and keep 
scraps off the floor. How would you 
like to sit in a seat where you saw 
crumbs or peanut shells? We should 
all have respect for the rights of 
others.” 

Soon the train was called and the 
children were so excited to think they 
were going to take a real journey, that 
they quite forgot themselves, and 




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THE SOCIAL TWINS 


talked loud enough to attract the at¬ 
tention of many people. 

Bobby and Betsy each spoke to 
Glum and Gay begging them to lower 
their voices or keep entirely quiet until 
they entered the train. Betsy said, 

“Remember your manners wherever you go, 
Drop your voice and try to speak low.” 

The Twins gave the children their 
own tickets to hold, and told them to 
watch out and have them ready when 
the conductor came. 

A man came into the train with 
apples and oranges saying in a sing¬ 
song kind of way. 

“Apples, oranges, lemon candy, 

Chewing gum, you’ll find handy.” 




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61 


Little Glum and Gay did not ask 
for anything to eat but they said they 
felt thirsty all the time. 

The Social Twins said it was tire¬ 
some to see a child run to the end of 
the car all the time, for a drink of 
water, and it was quite unnecessary, 
for one would not be drinking con¬ 
tinually at home. 

Bobby thought a long time and then 
made up a verse that was helpful. He 
said, 

“When you think you’re thirsty don’t tell 
a soul, 

Just use your power of self-control.” 

Little Gay said, “I think we can 




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get over the idea of always wanting a 
drink.” 

Little Glum said, “I can think of 
something else too and forget I am 
thirsty.” 

As Mayville was the next station 
they soon arrived, and went into a 
store where the Twins were polite to 
the clerk who came to wait on them. 
They cautioned little Glum and Gay 
not to handle things on the counter, 
or to sample candy without asking 
permission first. 

They carried their purchases with 
them. 

No boy or girl need be ashamed of 
carrying things. 




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63 



Next they went into a toy-store and 
were surprised to meet the funny old 
toy-maker who had been with them 
on the street car. He let the children 
ride on his new rocking horse and see¬ 
saw, and they had a wonderful time. 

Little Gay remembered to thank 
the toy-maker who gave him a tiny 
tin horse as a present. 

Both the children thanked the 
Twins for the trip when they got home, 
and the Social Twins remarked, 




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THE SOCIAL TWINS 


“We hope you’ll promise not to forget 
Your rules of riding etiquette.” 

The Twins were invited in to supper 
but they said they could not stay, 
and Little Glum and Gay waved good 
bye to them. 

After supper they tried to write 
down everything they learned in a 
little book. They called their story 
"Manners In Riding.” I am sorry to 
say they lost their little story next day. 
Can you close the book and write it 
for them? 




THE SOCIAL TWINS 


65 



Were Surprised to Hear the Family Clock Say 


COURTESY AT SCHOOL 

Betsy and Bobby got up one morn¬ 
ing early and were surprised to hear 
the Family Clock say, 

“I will help you be on time to school, 

But you start TOO EARLY as a rule.” 


Miss Welcome who was visiting 









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THE SOCIAL TWINS 


them said to the Social Twins, “What 
did the clock say to you?” 

The children repeated the verse and 
said, “This clock often seems to us to 
sing a little rhyme instead of its usual 
‘tick-tock’.” 

Miss Welcome said, “The clock is 
right, do not start to school too early 
or you will be in the way. I hope when 
you arrive you will say ‘Good Morn¬ 
ing,’ to your teacher.” 

The Social Twins begged Miss Wel¬ 
come to go to school with them and 
she did so. 

She whispered to Betsy to help 
clean the blackboards and to Bobby 
to help clean the erasers. 




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67 


The children were always glad to 
help the teacher and tried to keep their 
own desks in order. 

Bobby whispered sometimes in 
school and Miss Welcome called him 
into the hall and told him it was very 
ill-mannered to interrupt by whisper¬ 
ing when the teacher wanted the room 
quiet. She said it was also rude to 
shove your feet in school or make any 
unnecessary noise. 

Bobby really wanted to do the right 
thing always, so he set himself a task. 
He wrote twenty times as a copy in his 
very best handwriting, 

“I WILL NOT WHISPER, I WILL 
BE STILL.” 




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Now it happened that Betsy had 
one bad habit and did not realize it. 
She snapped her fingers at the teacher 
when she raised her hand and Miss 
Welcome told her how ill-mannered 
it was. 

The teacher asked Miss Welcome 
to give the children in her room a talk, 
and as she noticed bits of paper on the 
floor, she said, 

“Suppose we call this School-Room Town, 

As I go walking up and down, 

Will every street be clean and neat? 

Shall I bow to every one I meet?” 

You see she called the aisles streets, 
and the children looked down at the 






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THE SOCIAL TWINS 


floor and picked up the papers they 
had carelessly dropped, and they all 
promised to keep the streets in School- 
Room Town as neat as possible in the 
future. 

Miss Welcome continued, 

“Keep your desk in order every day, 

To be neat and orderly is the best way, 

In every street in School-Room Town, 
There’s a motto that’s of great renown, 

‘A PLACE FOR EVERYTHING AND 
EVERYTHING IN PLACE,’ 

Come to your seat with a smiling face, 

And little children since you ask it 

The place for waste paper is in the basket!” 

Instead of crushing waste paper in 
their hands the children in this room 




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71 


learned to fold their papers neatly, 
and put them in the waste basket when 
it was passed. They never left their 
seats to put paper in the basket or to 
sharpen pencils. 

Miss Welcome said, “In School- 
Room Town you are not well man¬ 
nered if you ask often to leave the 
room, or ask to leave your seat to 
borrow things. If it is necessary to 
borrow things be sure to return them. 
Try to bring two pencils to school so if 
one breaks you can use the other. Try 
to attend to everything necessary out¬ 
side the school room, before school, at 
noon, or at recess. 




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You can restrain yourself usually 
from asking for a drink of water. 

A well-mannered child in school does 
not ask a great many questions. If 
you think twice before asking any 
question you may be able to think out 
the answer yourself, and you should 
learn to use a dictionary intelligently. 

You can learn to spell a new word 
every day, you can also learn the mean¬ 
ing of a new word every day, in this 
way you help to educate yourself. 

Do not use slang or bad English in 
any form. 

On the playground it is selfish to 
break into a game that is already 




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started. You cannot always expect 
to be leader either in a game. Take 
your turn with the rest and “play 
fair.” 

It is ill-mannered to boast at school 
about anything. 

If you have better clothes or more 
money to spend than most children 












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you are fortunate, indeed, and should 
try to be kind to those less fortunate. 

Some children in school are very shy 
and some have poor eye-sight or 
physical defects of one kind or another. 
Instead of teasing you should be 
thoughtful for them and try to help 
them overcome their troubles. If 
sickness keeps a child from school, help 
him to make up his lessons when he 
returns. 

In the school room kindness and good cheer 
Will make you always welcome dear. 

The children clapped their hands 
to show they liked Miss Welcome’s 
talk and, as she walked home with 




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75 


the Social Twins, Betsy said, “I learned 
something about keeping my desk in 
order.” 

Bobby said, “I will try always to 
‘play fair,’ on the playground. I have 
learned that no one has a good opinion 
of a cheater.” 

Miss Welcome smiled brightly and 
said, 

“Dear children, I hope you’ll not forget 
Your rules of school-room Etiquette.” 

Little Reader, what did you learn 
from this story? 




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THE SOCIAL TWINS 


THE GOOD TABLE 

The Social Twins were very anxious 
to have good table-manners so they 
were happy when Miss Welcome came 
to make them a real long visit. 

She taught them to set a table, 
putting the plates at each place, with 
knife at the right, fork at the left, and 
glass of water at the right, while if 
they wanted a spoon placed there, she 
said it should be in front of the plate. 
She also taught them to set a tray 
neatly for Mother when she was ill. 
She told them to always use china that 













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THE SOCIAL TWINS 


matched, that is, the plate should 
match the cup and saucer and so on, 
and the tray should look as dainty as 
possible, and they must never, never 
burn the toast to send up on a tray! 

She remarked in her happy way, 

“The Social Twins are surely able 
To set a tray and set a table.” 

When they sat down to breakfast 
Miss Welcome told of a home she had 
lately visited where some of the chil¬ 
dren dropped food on the table. 

Bobby said, 

“Proper children never should 
Be careless enough to drop their food.” 

Betsy said, looking very hard at her 
brother, 




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79 


“Proper children I’m repeating, 

Do not make a noise when eating.” 

Miss Welcome remarked, 

“You learned some lessons I declare, 

But do not sit on the edge of the chair.” 

At this, the Twins sat well in their 
chairs and very straight, and Betsy re¬ 
marked, “I have seen some children 
point with their knives and forks and 
play with their napkin rings!” 

Bobby said, “How nice it would be 
if we could write some rules of good 
table manners that every child would 
learn.” 

As the Social Twins had very little 
time at home, and they now had to 




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wait for their cakes to be cooked, they 
got out their little blank books, and 
each suggested something to write and 
Miss Welcome was glad to help them. 
When their books were completed they 
read like this. 

The Social Twins want every little 
boy and girl to learn how to appear at 
the table. 

If you practice good manners at 
home you will be sure to behave well 
in company. Wait by your chair when 
called to the table until all are ready 
to be seated, and never ask to be helped 
first, or begin to eat what is on your 
plate until all are served. Do not ask 




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81 


to be helped several times with one par¬ 
ticular kind of food, and do not com¬ 
plain that you dislike any dish passed 
you, if you cannot eat it, simply say, 
“No thank you.” Perhaps you do not 
have a maid to pass the food but have 
it set on the table. Never complain 
then of food set in front of you. 

Should your toast or muffin be a 
little burned or any of your food be a 
little unusual do not call attention to 
it at the table, but tell mother about 
it afterward. 

Place your napkin in your lap before 
beginning to eat. 

If coffee, cocoa, or soup are served, 




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be careful not to make a noise and lift 
the side of the spoon to your mouth. 
Never sip it from the end of the spoon. 

To crumble bread or crackers in your 
soup, or on your plate is impolite. 

It is unpleasant to have any one kick 
the table leg or hum or whistle at the 
table. 

Unless you have something pleasant to say 
Be quiet at the table to-day. 

Never mention any ill-feeling at the 
table. If you have a headache it is not 
good manners to mention it at the 
table, it might remind some one else 
they were not feeling well, and thus 
take away some one’s appetite. 




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83 


When older people are present be 
quiet and listen to what they have to 
say. 

Every meal should be cheerful and 
you can help to make it so. 

It is improper to ever put a knife in 
your mouth, people may have done 
so before they had forks but we are 
living as civilized people. 

The knife is used for cutting and 
spreading such things as butter and 
jelly, and when not in use should rest 
on the plate. Soft foods are as a rule 
eaten with the fork. 

When the meal is over place your 
knife and fork side by side on your 
plate, never crossing each other. 




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The Social Twins do as you also should, 
They keep their mouths closed when eating 
food, 

And they say that every child is able, 

To keep his elbows off the table. 

It is not necessary to spill crumbs on 
the floor. 

Try to eat all the food on your plate 
but never scrape your plate, or wipe 
up anything on it, with bread. 

Ask politely to be excused from the 
table, if you must leave before the rest, 
but first fold up your napkin and place 
it in the napkin ring and remember, 

Proper children never should, 

Leave the table EATING food. 


The Social Twins improved in their 




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The Twins Improved Their Manners Every Day 


table manners every day and Miss Wel¬ 
come added to the books they were 
writing 

“We hope that you will not forget 
Your rules of Table Etiquette.” 

I am sure almost any child can im¬ 
prove in table manners by reading this 
story carefully. 



















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THE LITTLE WRITERS 

One day Grandmother sent the So¬ 
cial Twins a book. 

They were so pleased to receive it, 
they said, “We will write Grandmother 
a letter at once to acknowledge her 
present.” 

They each had their own box of writ¬ 
ing paper and envelopes. They ad¬ 
dressed the envelope with care, writing 
each line of the address further to the 
right. 

Mrs. James Brown, 

201 Pine Street. 

Boston, 

Massachusetts. 




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When Bobby had finished his letter 
he sealed it at once but Betsy let Moth¬ 
er read her letter, and here it is, every 
word spelled correctly. 

Platteville, Wisconsin, 
June 2nd. 

Dear Grandmother: 

We received the book you sent us 
and know we will enjoy reading it 
because the stories look so interest¬ 
ing and we love the pictures. It was 
kind of you to remember us. 

Mother says I am learning to read 
much better and I got an eighty- 
eight in Arithmetic last term. 

Bobby is one grade ahead of me 
and he gets higher marks in spelling 





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than I do, for he is so fond of the 
dictionary that he tries to learn one 
new word a day. 

We hope you will come to visit us 
again soon. 

Your loving grandchild, 

Betsy Bobbet. 

The Social Twins found they must 
put the stamps on their letters on the 
upper right hand corner of the envel¬ 
opes. Then, they took their letters to 
the Post Office to mail them. 

Bobby said, “Did you sign your full 
name?” 

“Yes,” answered Betsy, “for I have 
learned that letters sometimes go to 
the Dead Letter Office, and if the full 












































































































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name and address of the sender are on 
them, they will come back in the course 
of time to the sender.” 

Bobby said, “I wonder if we will 
receive any letters today.” 

The children did receive two letters 
and an invitation. 

One letter was from Miss Welcome 
who said, “I hope you answer your 
letters promptly, and I hope you are 
careful to answer any questions in the 
letters you receive. I also hope, if you 
went to the house party you mention¬ 
ed, that you wrote a note of thanks to 
the hostess. I hope too, that you know 
if you receive a written invitation to a 
party you must write your reply. 




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A written invitation is called a “for¬ 
mal invitation.” 

The children had an invitation to 
the home of Glum and Gay, written in 
their mother’s name of course. It read, 

Mrs. H. S. Marche would be 
pleased to see Miss Betsy Bobbet 
and Master Bobby Bobbet at home 
June the fourth, from eight to ten 
o’clock. 

212 Main Street, 

Wednesday, June third. 
R.S.V.P. 

The letters at the end of this formal 
invitation mean “Reply if you please.” 




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They stand for French words, and 
every note containing them must re¬ 
ceive a reply. 

Betsy studied out how to reply. She 
wrote, 

Miss Betsy Bobbet and Master 
Bobby Bobbet accept with pleasure 
Mrs. Marche’s kind invitation for 
the evening of June the fourth. 

204 Elm Street, 

Thursday, J une fourth. 

Betsy wondered what they should 
write if for any reason they could not 
go to the party. 

Bobby said, “I know, we would sim¬ 
ply write in the same form that ‘we 




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regret that we cannot accept Mrs. 
Marche’s kind invitation on that 
date, etc.’ ” 

If we are writing to a person we know 
very well we may state why we are 
unable to accept their invitation. 

The next day Betsy wanted to send 
a formal present and so she asked 
Mother how to word her note. She 
wrote, 

Dear Miss Welcome, 

Please accept this remembrance 

from me with my good wishes. 

Your sincere friend, 

Betsy Bobbet. 


One day Father sent a telegram that 




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required an answer and Bobby begged 
to be allowed to write it. 

Here is the telegram, often called, 
for short, “a wire.” 

New York, June 5th 

Mrs. B. E. Bobbet, 

204 Elm Street, 

Platteville, Wisconsin. 

Meet me in Chicago tomorrow 

Auditorium Hotel Wire reply. 

Burt E. Bobbet. 

Mother was glad to think of meeting 
Father of course, and said, “Well, Bob¬ 
by, how will you word the reply?” He 
wrote, 




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Platteville, Wisconsin 
June 5 th 

Mr. B. E. Bobbet, 

Hotel Sheridan, 

New York City, 

New York. 

Glad to meet you tomorrow Aud¬ 
itorium Hotel Chicago All well. 

Mrs. B. E. Bobbet. 

Mother said the telegram sounded 
all right and she saw it had only ten 
words in it, she said that if you sent 
a message of over ten words it would 
cost more to send, but she also ex¬ 
plained it is sometimes necessary to 
send long telegrams. 




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Long telegrams can be sent cheaper 
at night than in the day and they are 
called “Night Letters.” You can find 
how many words you are allowed in a 
Night Letter by inquiring at the near¬ 
est telegraph office. 

You should be sure to make your 
message as clear as possible in a tele¬ 
gram. 

One day Bobby came in and said, 
“I do not know how to make out a 
bill.” 

He looked in a book and found the 
correct form and wrote the following: 

Mr. John Brown, 

Los Robles Ave. 

To Bobby Bobbet, Dr. 




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5 hours’ work (cutting kindling) 50 cts. 
4 hours’ work (raking lawn) - - 40 cts. 

Received payment 90 cents 

He learned that he must sign his 
name when he was paid. 

The Social Twins wrote a little verse 
for all children to read. 

The Social Twins hope you will not forget 
Your rules of Note and Invitation Etiquette. 

One little boy I know, after reading 
this story sat down and copied every 
note in it, and one little girl I know 
sat down and wrote a letter to grand¬ 
father, and both the children said, 
“We are glad to learn how to do things 
like this correctly.” 





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These two children made up a little 
verse that read, 

“We’re glad the Social Twins we met, 

With all their rules of Etiquette.” 








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THE “REMEMBER” BOOKLETS 



To Write a Little Booklet 

The Social Twins said they would 
write a little booklet on various kinds 
of politeness. 

They whispered together about it, 
and Mother said, “Never whisper be¬ 
fore others, speak out loud what you 
have to say.” 










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The Twins each said, “Excuse us, 
Mother, we will make a note about 
whispering in our little booklets, for 
we are truly trying to be polite.” 

The children made their own book¬ 
lets of brown wrapping paper and cov¬ 
ers of wall paper. They cut out letters 
to spell the words “General Etiquette” 
and pasted the letters on the outside of 
their booklets. 

After much thinking and many cor¬ 
rections their little booklets read like 
this. 

1. Self-Control. 

Children can do whatever they have 
to do. We can all develop courage. 




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If a boy finds it necessary to go to 
the dentist, he can go alone, make his 
appointment, and return at the correct 
hour. The dentist understands his 
business and will never hurt you more 
than necessary, and besides that, he 
admires a brave child. You can sit 
quietly in his chair and try to think 
of the courage exercised by young In¬ 
dians when put to various tests before 
they become chiefs. You have as much 
courage as the savages! 

If you have to be vaccinated you 
need have no fear. You will truly feel 
little more than a pin prick on your 
arm. You have often hurt yourself 




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more than that, and said nothing 
about it. 

Do not whine or scold, but show you 
are the master of yourself and can do 
what is required of you. 

You are naturally in a hurry to find 
Mother when you enter the house. Do 
not call "Mother! Mother!” but go 
and find her, then be sure you are not 
interrupting her or taking her from 
important duties before you speak. 
Never enter Mother’s own room with¬ 
out knocking. 

Learn to take some responsibilities. 

If you have a bird or animal to care 
for, do so without being told. If you 




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have piano practising to do, attend to 
it yourself. Your parents do enough 
when they pay for your lessons and it 
is tiresome for them to remind you to 
practise. 

BE DEPENDABLE 

Keep appointments and always keep 
your word. 

Try always to be on time. Do not 
go to church or school or the theatre 
late. 





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Do not cry when disappointed, you 
can learn to keep some of your feelings 
to yourself. 

Do not correct older people when 
they make mistakes in grammar, the 
chances are that they know better, but 
like you, are a little careless sometimes. 

If you know one of your age makes 
a wrong statement do not say, “It is 
not so,” say politely instead, “I think 
it was the other way,” and explain 
patiently why you hold your opinion. 

You would be glad to have a person 
patient with you if you made a mis¬ 
take. 






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2. Self-Improvement. 

Every boy and girl should be par¬ 
ticular about their person, bathing all 
over at least once a week, and being 
careful never to wear soiled or torn 
clothing. Any child can remember also 
to keep his shoes blacked if there is a 
blacking bottle in the house. 

The hands should always be washed 
before eating and great care taken of 
the teeth to keep them clean. 

Have your own tooth brush. Do not 
say as one child did, “I could not get 
the tooth brush, my brother was using 
it.” 




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Do not make any fuss in using a 
handkerchief. If you must be noisy 
step out of the room. 

We can all learn to avoid unhealthy 
food, eat slowly, and drink plenty of 
pure water. 

We can learn to use good language 
by listening to others and by reading 
good books. 

We should avoid slang and use good 
English at all times. 

Boys should remember the caution 
“Ladies first,” and we all can be re¬ 
spectful to our elders. 

We should address older people as 
Miss, Mrs., or Cousin as the case may 




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be, and never call them by their first 
names. 

The younger we are when we learn 
to adapt ourselves to circumstances 
the happier we will be. 

If it rains on Saturday and we can¬ 
not play out doors we can play inside. 
Cultivate good nature and try to make 
other people happy. 

You should find it a pleasure to take 
a book or bunch of flowers to a sick 
person, to give some poor animal a 
drink of water, or provide a feast of 
crumbs for the birds. 

We can all learn courtesy and con¬ 
sideration for others. 




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109 


Here is a good motto for us, 

“The greater man, the greater courtesy.’’ 

The Twins finished their writing and 
rose from the sofa to greet Miss Wel¬ 
come. She read what they had written 
and said the children had done so well 
that she believed Mother would be 
willing for them to have a treat, so they 
all went out and made lemonade and 
Mother said that the cookie-jar was 
full! 

Soon they all came back into the 
room where Mother and Father sat. 

They carried the glasses on a tray 
and the pitcher of lemonade carefully 
by hand. 




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Betsy carried the cookies on a tray 
too, and Bobby said, “I almost forgot 
the napkins!” 

After a pleasant visit Miss Welcome 
bade the family good bye and said, 
smiling, 

“I hope that you will not forget, 

Your rules of General Etiquette.” 

The Twins followed her to the door 
and asked her to visit them soon again 
for they had grown very fond of her. 

That night as the Social Twins lay 
in their little beds side by side, Betsy 
said sleepily, 

“Brother dear good night, good night 
I hope you’ll always be polite.” 

Bobby replied, 




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“Good night, dear sister, now I say, 

We’ll practise manners every day.” 

A little girl reading the story about 
the Social Twins said, 

“They’re the finest children I ever met, 

I’ll practise their rules of Etiquette, 

And help other children I meet in turn, 
Good manners every day to learn, 

Any child will not regret 

That he learned rules of Etiquette, 

If you’re polite in work and play, 

You’ll be well-mannered every day. 

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